undercut

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌndәkʌt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To sell at a lower price or work for lower wages than a competitor; to weaken or undermine.

以低价竞争;削弱;挖空基础

n.

A cut made in the lower part of something; a tender cut of beef from below the sirloin.

底切;牛腰部下侧嫩肉

adj.

Produced by cutting away material from underneath.

经底切处理的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
underother
+
cutother
=undercut

Common Collocations

  • 1.undercut a competitor低价打压竞争对手
  • 2.undercut prices压低价格
  • 3.undercut authority削弱权威
  • 4.undercut efforts破坏努力成果

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new online retailer undercut traditional stores by offering the same goods at half the price.

  • 2.

    His constant criticism undercut her confidence just before the big presentation.

  • 3.

    Foreign manufacturers undercut domestic producers by keeping labor costs extremely low.

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